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IN THIS UPDATE

Partnerships
Reminders
Resources
New Members
Upcoming Events

PARTNERSHIPS

NEW VIDEO SERIES: LCDA and Egon Zehnder Partner to Highlight Top Latino leaders

In an effort to showcase top Latina and Latino talent in the U.S., LCDA, in partnership with Egon Zehnder, interviewed nine exceptional Latino and Latina board directors. In this video series, they share their paths to success, lessons they learned along the way, and advice for future Latino leaders.

We invite you to be featured! Once things return to normal, the video series will be traveling to a few cities to schedule future interviews. In the meantime, we invite you to share these stories—and your own—on social media using the hashtag #TheLatinoImpact. Visit Egon Zehnder’s microsite to view the video highlights.

REMINDERS

BOARD OPPORTUNITIES: Webinar, Tuesday, April 7 -

Serving on the Board of a Federal Home Loan Bank

There is a new legislative push to diversify the boards of both Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB). LCDA is proactively working with individual regional banks and their Councils to serve as a resource to support their board diversity efforts. We are planning a number of webinars for you to learn more about these bank systems and how you can position yourself for board service.

Join us for our upcoming webinar, Serving on the Board of a Federal Home Loan Bank, on April 7, featuring John K. Reinke (Chair, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago), Dan Siciliano (Chair, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and LCDA Member) and John von Seggern (President & CEO, Council of Federal Home Loan Bank).

Register today! Be on the lookout for the upcoming webinar on Serving on the Board of a Federal Reserve Bank.

YOUR 2020 MEMBERSHIP: Help Us Advance the LCDA Mission and Your Board Journey

As we navigate this health crisis, we want to ensure your continued access to the tools, resources, and most importantly— the community of peers— that can help your career and personal development and advance your organization through this unprecedented time. With this in mind, LCDA is extending the dues deadline to May 31, 2020. Thank you for your membership and your dedication to LCDA’s mission.

RESOURCES

COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE: Tips to Maximize Your Profile Leveraging LCDA’s Skills Library

Complete your member profile today! Your member profile is designed to help LCDA effectively amplify your profile, align your skills to board opportunities, extend invitations to local events, and much more.

Here is a simple checklist to maximize your profile:

Ensure contact information is up-to-date including mailing address, email, and assistant’s information (if applicable).
Confirm you are receiving LCDA newsletters and updates. Make sure the “Suppress Broadcast Emails” box is NOT checked.
Complete Experience Profile including biography, most relevant title and company, and links to your professional biography and LinkedIn profile.
Complete Member Skills highlighting your industry, sector, functional, and certification expertise.
Complete Board Experience detailing your current and former corporate boards and non-corporate boards including non-profit and government committees.
Review and update your profile visibility settings.

EXPAND YOUR NETWORK: Join Equilar’s Diverse Director Database

LDCA Strategic Partner, Equilar, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) have formed a partnership to help portfolio companies find untapped talent to serve on corporate boards. CalSTRS and CalPERS together have established a database of prospective directors, known as the Diverse Director DataSource. The Diverse Director DataSource offers shareowners, companies, and other organizations a facility from which to recruit individuals whose experience, skills, and knowledge qualify them to be a candidate for a director’s seat. As an Equilar diversity network partner, LCDA members will benefit from being featured in the Diverse Director Datasource.

If you haven’t logged in to take ownership of or update your Equilar profile, now is a great time to do so! CLAIM OR CREATE YOUR FREE EQUILAR PROFILE HERE.

NEW MEMBERS

LCDA membership continues to grow! Welcome to our newest Director members.

Emiliano Calamzuk | MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI)

Ralph de la Vega | Amdocs Ltd (NASDAQ: DOX), American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), New York Life Insurance Co.

Guillermo Marmol | Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL); North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc.

Stacie Oliveras-Castain | California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS)

Sam Szteinbaum | Corsair Components Inc.

Visit the Member Portal to connect with our new members.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Webinars

APRIL 7 | Serving on the Board of a Federal Home Loan Bank | Online - MEMBERS ONLY

SEPTEMBER 16-18 | LCDA 5th Annual Board Leaders Convening | San Francisco, CA

Due to the concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the CDC recommendations for social distancing, a number of LCDA strategic partner events are postponed until further notice. If you previously registered for an event, please contact the event’s coordinator for rescheduling updates.